Brewer, Missouri

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Brewer, Missouri
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Location of Perry County
Location of Perry County
Coordinates: 37°46′51″N 89°55′31″W / 37.78083°N 89.92528°W / 37.78083; -89.92528Coordinates: 37°46′51″N 89°55′31″W / 37.78083°N 89.92528°W / 37.78083; -89.92528
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipSaline
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775[1]
Area code(s)573
FIPS code29-08272[2]
GNIS feature ID714672[2]

Brewer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Saline Township, Perry County, Missouri, United States, which is located northwest of Perryville.

History[]

Brewer was named for R. M. Brewer.[3] The Brewer family, originally hailing from Maryland, had settled in Spencer County, Kentucky, before eventually coming to Missouri.

The town was unofficially known as Brewerville before the post office was christened Brewer in 1886.[4]

Photos[]

  • Christ the Savior Catholic Church

References[]

  1. ^ Findpincode.com: Postal Code Brewer, MO http://findpincode.com/brazeau-missouri-zip-code-postal-code-63737.html[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b [1]
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 338.
  4. ^ The State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html


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